APP Risks

There are four primary reasons a virtual private network (VPN) may be used on a mobile device or tablet:To connect to a work-related server. To guard privacy related to everyday use. To evade parental controls. (More recently) To allow parental control companies more insight...

Instagram Porn Introduction: For years, we've been telling parents about inappropriate content on Instagram. We even coined a phrase, Instaporn, to characterize the trend of sexualized content that seemed to be invading a once, pure photo app. Those days of innocence are gone. And, the content...

In this blog post about the App Store, I want to share the #1 step parents can take to protect their kids who have a smartphone. It’s so simple (yet, too many parents don’t do this). The App Store Revolutionized the Smartphone Both Apple and Android devices...

Does Social Media Contribute to Teen Suicide? There have been a rash of young teens committing suicide over the past few months. Snapchat seems to be the social media app most often mentioned as a key player in the suicide, giving rise to the phrase Snapchat...

Whoa! Instagram has 1 billion monthly users. For any of you who know me, numbers help me make sense of important things. It's the way I'm wired. Left-brained all the way! With that in mind, I would like to share a few numbers that might help...

Snapchat is the King of Social Media…for now With Stories, Snapchat Discover, live video, Spectacles, and other innovative features, Snapchat is still the top social media platform for teens and young adults. Although Instagram continues to shamelessly copy Snapchat, 32% of all teens in US...

Elementary School Kids Love Musical.ly Protect Young Eyes has been informing parents about Musical.ly app risks since last year when we first profiled the app on our App Risks page. The prime age for this app seems to be in the 9-12 range, even though the User...

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**Jump to the section showing parents how to find Finsta accounts. Finsta and Spam Accounts Aren't New In August 2016, The National Cybersecurity Alliance in cooperation with Microsoft released the results of their study of online safety attitudes and behaviors of parents and teens. Researchers interviewed 804...

We're constantly updating our App Section, and here are 6 hot new apps for parents to understand:Description: according to Common Sense Media, “Steam is a place to buy, play, discuss, and learn about games on the internet.” After downloading the Steam “engine” to operate the games...